Standout WO-S quarterback transfers

Avi Zaleo, Beaumont Enterprise

By Avi Zaleon

Updated 5:13 pm, Monday, July 14, 2014

West Orange-Stark's Dillon Sterling-Cole, No. 7, slips through the Jasper defensive line during Friday night's game. West Orange-Stark played against Jasper at Turner Stadium on Friday afternoon.
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West Orange-Stark's Dillon Sterling-Cole, No. 7, slips through the...

West Orange-Stark's Dillon Sterling-Cole, No. 7, gets help from teammates as he winds his way through the line of scrimmage during Friday night's game against Jasper. West Orange-Stark played against Jasper at Turner Stadium on Friday afternoon.
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West Orange-Stark's Dillon Sterling-Cole, No. 7, gets help from...

West Orange-Stark's quarterback Dillon Sterling-Cole, No. 7, passes to an open receiver during Friday night's game. West Orange-Stark played against Jasper at Turner Stadium on Friday afternoon.
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West Orange-Stark quarterback Dillon Sterling-Cole, No. , is brought down by a swarm of Carthage defenders during Friday night's game. West Orange-Stark High School played against Carthage High School at the Carroll A. "Butch" Thomas Stadium on Friday night.
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West Orange-Stark's most potent offensive weapon has hit the road up I-10 west.

Junior quarterback Dillon Sterling-Cole, who threw for 2,303 yards and 26 touchdowns for the Mustangs last season, has transferred to Spring Westfield in Houston, according to Brian Perroni of 247Sports and confirmed by a source close to the WO-S program.

"The goal remains the same, we want a state championship," senior safety Deionte Thompson tweeted out shortly after the news broke.

Sterling-Cole, the son of former NFL wide receiver and WO-S grad Chris Cole, was expected to have another big season with college scouts taking notice.

In his place, the Mustangs welcome back senior quarterback Chase Rutledge, as well as up-and-coming sophomore Jack Dallas.

While a District 9-4A Div. II title is still expected for the Mustangs, the path to a state championship just got a little tougher.

Sterling-Cole's new school, Spring Westfield, is a 6A program picked to win District 15-6A in Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine. Also named the Mustangs, Westfield finished 13-1 last season.